Bachelor's-32% vs national median241 grads tracked
Sociology at Coker University
Ranked 313th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,357
middle 50%: $24,124 – $42,225
Median · 5 years out
$36,139
middle 50%: $26,840 – $45,201
Median · 10 years out
$41,775
middle 50%: $29,664 – $55,228
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Sociology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Sociology graduates from Coker University earn a median first-year salary of $32k. Mid-career earnings rise to $42k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
11.7 yrs
≈ $13,601 total interest
Same major at other universities
Concord University
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$41,201 · 5 yrs out
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
$40,613 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$39,447 · 5 yrs out
Voorhees University
$39,329 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$39,058 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$38,639 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$38,409 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$38,226 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$38,170 · 5 yrs out
Morris College
$36,173 · 5 yrs out
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$57,471 · 5 yrs out
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$54,522 · 5 yrs out
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$53,976 · 5 yrs out
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$52,850 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$49,613 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$47,629 · 5 yrs out
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$47,466 · 5 yrs out
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$46,093 · 5 yrs out
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$46,093 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out